Clark had sounded agitated. As if he hadn’t been expecting her call. As if her call was not only unexpected, but also inconvenient.
What could he have been doing?
A husband answers the phone, agitated, as if his wife's call is not only unexpected, but also inconvenient. What could he have been doing? Lois, of course, has no reason not to trust Clark. But still, a woman can't help but wonder...
[...] she had told him in forceful terms that he had no concept of the stresses of trying to run an entire newspaper and he was going to have to accept that she wasn’t available to accompany him out for a meal whenever he had nothing better to do.
Ouch.
“He’s having an affair.”
[...]
“But you didn’t know he ...” Lois couldn’t even bring herself to say it.
“No. Not until this morning.”
OK, I have a history of jumping to conclusions while reading your stories, Corrina, but I just don't see how Lois can resist the temptation to put Clark's strange behavior together with Lucy's sad experience, and not come up with some very distressing conclusions. I think things are going to get *very* interesting.
Off to read... Oh, no! There *IS* no Part 4! Aaarg.
I do love your stories, Corrina. I can't wait for you to come back and post more.
- Vicki
